President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation consists solely of the President initiating this administrative request to connect with his Cabinet official. This brief exchange serves as a logistical precursor to a subsequent substantive discussion between the two men.
On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 38-98 Date: April 18, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 900-17] Telephone call to George P. Shultz -57- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. January-2011)
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